The Escape Artist (1982)
The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.
- Released
- 1982-05-28
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Caleb Deschanel, Melissa Mathison, Stephen Zito
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 21 votes
Cast
- Raúl Juliá as Stu Quiñones
- Griffin O'Neal as Danny Masters
- Desi Arnaz as Mayor Leon Quiñones
- Teri Garr as Arlene
- Joan Hackett as Aunt Sibyl
- Gabriel Dell as Uncle Burke
- John P. Ryan as Vernon
- E. G. Daily as Sandra
- M. Emmet Walsh as Fritz
- Jackie Coogan as Magic Shop Owner
- Hal Williams as Cop at Mayor's Office
- Helen Page Camp as Neighbor